Simon Taylor - Director

Background - Simon has worked for the last 15 years providing probity and advisory services to NSW government agencies – since January 2014 as a full–time probity advisor for Procure Group, for 3 years as a Manager in the Governance Branch for RMS and as an ICAC Senior Investigator for 8 years before that.

For the past 2 years, Simon has carried out the role of Probity Services Team Manager within Procure Group, having responsibility for the co-ordination of other probity resources on large projects, reviewing reports / advice prepared by other Procure staff and assisting with training, in addition to providing probity services for his own clients. Simon has recently become a Director of Procure Group.

Major infrastructure experience – During his work for RMS and the ICAC in particular he has had involvement in major infrastructure projects and has reviewed a variety of procurement processes, identifying deficiencies and advising / reporting to senior management on potential improvements and appropriate probity controls and risk mitigation strategies. Since joining Procure and working full time as a probity advisor, Simon has expanded his experience and knowledge in public sector procurement processes including public private partnerships (PPPs), D&C, managing contractor and traditional procurement approaches. He also brings a strong capability at conducting detailed investigations of probity matters.

Independent Commission Against Corruption - From his time with the ICAC, Simon has developed a firm understanding of the ICAC probity fundamentals and applied these - whilst assisting the ICAC Corruption Prevention Section in the preparation of material for Public Inquiries and developing ICAC material to improve public sector performance.